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FILE - In this Dec. 18, 2013 file photo, Virginia Attorney General-elect Mark Herring smiles during a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. A federal judge ruled Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014 that Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, making it the first state in the South to have its voter-approved prohibition overturned. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

EDITORIAL: Judges legislating ‘morality’ on same-sex marriage

Not so long ago the Constitution got respect. But now, not so much. President Obama is on his way to repealing the separation of powers, and the 10th Amendment is on life-support, ignored by federal judges who know better than the legislatures of Utah, Oklahoma, Kentucky and Virginia.

February 14, 2014
Jay Hanlon of Silver Spring, Md., second from left, and Mike Toeneboehn of Annapolis, Md., second from right, hold a 2nd amendment sign as they listen to speakers at at a pro-gun rights rally against a proposal by Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley that would ban assault weapons and require residents to obtain a license before purchasing handguns at Lawyers Park in front of the Maryland State House, Annapolis, Md., Wednesday, February 6, 2013. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

EDITORIAL: Another good day for the Second Amendment

We live in strange times. Sometimes the recognition of the obvious becomes a cause for celebration. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, the most liberal appeals court in the nation, has declared that "the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed."

February 14, 2014
Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014, before the House Financial Services Committee hearing. Yellen said Tuesday that if the economy keeps improving, the Fed will take "further measured steps" to reduce the support it's providing through monthly bond purchases. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

EDITORIAL: Just keep printing the money

The Great Snow of '14 freed Janet Yellen from her obligation to testify before Congress for a second day, and it's just as well. More talk would have been redundant. The gist of her tenure as chairman of the Federal Reserve, as she sees it, is clear.

February 14, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Ironic ID requirement for NAACP rally

Our politicians need to realize that having IDs is necessary in our world. Photo identification has been used for years. It is used when you buy furniture, cars, insurance and other items. It used to be used when we voted.

February 14, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: An unpalatable 2016 presidential ‘menu’

Come 2016, the politically starved American voters will have to admit that they made a gross error in judgment back in 2008. Their hope for "change" and their zeal to elect a minority candidate to the highest office in the land led them to have picked the wrong man for the job for all the wrong reasons.

February 14, 2014
John Koskinen, President Barack Obama's choice to head the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, before the Senate Finance Committee hearing on his nomination. Koskinen, 74, is a retired corporate and government official with experience managing numerous organizations in crisis. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

EDITORIAL: A rare victory for taxpayers

The president's stunning proclamation that he will ignore the Constitution's checks and balances to go it alone puts new pressure on the judiciary. In the tug of war between the three branches of government, it often falls to judges to take the pen out of the hand of an overeager executive.

February 13, 2014
Your Obamacare doctor will see you now. (Illustration by Dana Summers of the Tribune Media Services)

EDITORIAL: Obamacare is falling apart

The Department of Health and Human Services has just updated the Obamacare enrollment figures, and it's clear that the scheme continues to unravel.

February 13, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Education rotten to ‘Core’ in Maryland

Marylanders should demand to keep the public education of our children controlled and regulated by the parents, teachers and local and state educational authorities. The federal government is too far removed from our local needs and requirements.

February 13, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The true dangers of amnesty for illegals

A recent Fox News poll on immigration reform reports that 68 percent of Americans support a path to citizenship for illegal aliens. Having spent more than 20 years in federal law enforcement with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Drug Enforcement Administration, I found it mind-boggling.

February 13, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Government gums up U.S. engines

Congress and the Environmental Protection Agency, in their great wisdom, require that ethanol be added to every gallon of gas we buy. We have heard that the mixture is bad for car engines, particularly if the engines were built before 2000, as the ethanol retains moisture, which corrodes and causes rust in our engines.

February 13, 2014
J. Christopher Stevens

EDITORIAL: Blind in Benghazi

Mystery continues to swirl around the Obama administration's failure to respond to the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, but some questions are being answered.

February 12, 2014
FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2014 file photo, House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. It was once the backbone of the House Republican majority _ the steadfast stand that brought President Barack Obama to the negotiating table and yielded more than $2 trillion in deficit reduction. On Tuesday, Feb. 11, it abruptly vanished, the victim of Republican disunity and a president determined not to bargain again. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

EDITORIAL: Debt-ceiling cowardice costs

Legislation is supposed to be messy. The give and take between political parties with a different vision for the country is supposed to yield consensus. Nobody ever walks away fully satisfied with the final product of compromise, but each side takes comfort in knowing it made an important contribution.

February 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Delay shows shutdown fault Obama’s

It is so ironic that President Obama has invoked yet another mandate delay in this health care business. Recently, he had allowed the government to shut down because he would not grant a delay for which the Republicans in Congress had been advocating.

February 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The ungrateful 99 percent

By what measure do we assess the attributes of our culture, our civilization, our way of life? There is no doubt that our way of life is changing — not with a bang, but with a whimper, insidiously and by our own hand, not by the hand of any foreign adversary.

February 12, 2014

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Redskins name not what needs redress

Two members of our illustrious Congress, Sen. Maria Cantwell, Washington Democrat, and Rep. Tom Cole, Oklahoma Republican, are trying to get the Washington Redskins to change their team name after 90 years, lest the Indians of North America find the name offensive.

February 12, 2014